2 Chronicles 23:6:22 Chr.23.6.W2TAB
בֵית־יְהוָ֗ה
vetyehovah
“the house of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- VET-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- VEET-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /veːt.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the house of the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
VET-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-AL-ya-VO VET-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-AL-ya-VO VET-ye-ho-VAH KI im-ha-ko-ha-NIM ve-ha-me-sha-re-TIM la-le-vi-YIM HE-ma ya-VO-u ki-KO-desh HE-ma
- sentence
ve-AL-ya-VO VET-ye-ho-VAH KI im-ha-ko-ha-NIM ve-ha-me-sha-re-TIM la-le-vi-YIM HE-ma ya-VO-u ki-KO-desh HE-ma ve-KHOL-ha-AM yish-me-RU mish-ME-ret ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The construct chain beit-yehovah {בֵית־יְהוָה | bēṯ-yə-hō-wāh} ‘house of the LORD’ designates the temple as sacred space.
Root and etymology
b-y-tbet–yod–tav
“house, dwelling”
In context — 2 Chronicles 23:6
Let no one enter the house of the LORD except the priests and the ministers of the Levites; they alone may enter because they are holy . Yet all the people must keep the charge of the LORD.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 23:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 23:6, so the Hebrew word בֵית־יְהוָ֗ה (vetyehovah) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Chr.23.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.23.6.W2.S1) and character.